Lake Elsinore officials to discuss future Friday

Lake Elsinore City Council members are scheduled to get together Friday in a special meeting to talk about developing a collective vision of the city's future.

The session is scheduled from 10 a.m. to noon at the Lake Elsinore Marine & RV Resort, 32700 Riverside Drive.

Recently hired City Manager Grant Yates stated in a report to the council that the time is ripe for such a brainstorming effort, given that the council has two new members and he is relatively new to the city as well.

In addition to working on a vision or mission statement for the council, the members also will be asked to offer key initiatives for the city manager and departments to pursue, Yates said in his report.

The city has recruited an independent observer, Western Riverside Council of Governments Executive Director Rick Bishop, to orchestrate the meeting.